State Coalition of the Year Award

Jump$tart’s State Coalition of the Year Award was first suggested by Dr. Lew Mandell, one of the Jump$tart Coalitions founding board members, and was introduced by Jump$tart in 2005. This award is an important recognition of the significant contribution of Jump$tart’s affiliated state coalitions and is an opportunity to show our appreciation for these grassroots coalitions, which operate almost entirely with volunteers.

The State Coalition of the Year Award recognizes: the sound structure and management of the state coalition; its effectiveness and innovation in reaching, supporting, and assisting teachers; its public awareness activities; its effectiveness in carrying out Jump$tart’s State Coalition Common Strategy; and the level of participation and collaboration within the coalition itself.

The Maine Jump$tart Coalition accepts the 2014 State Coalition of
the Year Award. Those pictured above include (from left to right): Wynne Lum, Bank of America; Maine
Jump$tart Coalition Executive Director, Mary Dyer; Ted Beck, Jump$tart Chairman, and Laura Levine, Jump$tart President and CEO. Watch the Maine Jump$tart Coalition video.

2013 Colorado Jump$tart

The Colorado Jump$tart Coalition accepts the 2013 State Coalition of the Year Award. Those pictured above include (from left to right): Jason Alderman, Visa Inc; Colorado
Jump$tart Coalition Executive Director, C.J. Juleff; and Mary Medley, President & CEO, Colorado Society of CPAs and chairman of the Colorado state board of directors. Colorado Jump$tart